Window stop



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, Application June 15, 1944, Serial No. 540,396

1 Claim. 1'

This invention relates to a window stop and more particularly to adevice for supporting in an open position a window sash which is notequipped with counterbalance weights or a sash in which thecounterbalance weight cords have been broken.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of theabove stated character which may be easily and quickly arranged betweena sash and the window frame sill for supporting the sash open orelevated and may be readily adjusted to vary the distance the sash willbe sustained from the sill.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 isa fragmentary front elevation illustrating a portion of a Window sashsupported in an elevated position by a window stop constructed inaccordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary transverse sectional View showing the stoparranged under the sash and in engagement with the sill.

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating the adjustable member of thestop.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates a windowframe of a conventional construction including the sill 6. Slidable inthe window frame 5 is a sash 1. The sash is free to slide vertically forthe purpose of opening and closing the window frame and to sustain thewindow sash in an open position, the present invention is employed andis arranged between the lower edge of the sash and the sill, as clearlyshown in Figures 1 and 2, The sash thus supported will be prevented fromfalling accidentally.

The present invention consists of a rod 8, the length of which isgreater than the distance between the sill and the lower edge of thesash and its ends are equipped with knobs 9.

It is preferable that the knobs 9 be detachably secured to the rod 8 sothat either one may be removed for the purpose of removing from the roda stop member ID.

The stop member I 0 is of substantially U shape including a connectingportion II and arms [2 and I3. The arm 12 is of a greater length thanthe arm l3 and extends in converging relation to the arm l3. The arm I2is provided with an ternal diameter of the rod 8. When the stop member I0 is applied to the rod 8, the rod extends through the opening l5 andslot 114 and when the arm I3 is positioned at exactly right angles tothe rod the stop member can be slid upwardly and downwardly of the rod.The rod extending through the slot M of the arm l2 will permit the arm!3 to be moved out of a position of exactly at right angles to the rod 8so that the walls of the opening will frictionally grip the rod andprevent the stop member from sliding downwardly on the rod.

In use, the rod is arranged vertically with one of the knobs restingupon the sill '6 and the stop member is slid upwardly of the rod untilthe arm l2 engages under the sash 1, as shown in Figure 2. The weight ofthe sash on the arm I4 will cause the stop member to assume a positionon the rod wherein the arm I3 is out of a position of being at rightangles to said rod so that the walls of the opening IE will frictionallygrip the rod and prevent the stop from sliding downwardly on the rodunder the weight of the sash 1.

The stop member I0 being adjustable vertically on the rod permits thesash to be sustained at various distances from the sill 6.

A device constructed in accordance with the foregoing is easy to applyto the sash and sill and removable therefrom and may be manufactured andsold at a low cost.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A removable and replaceable window sashsupporting stick comprising avertical rod adapted to have its lower end positioned longitudinallysupported on a window sill or equivalent support with its upper endterminating above the lower edge and alongside of the sash as mountedvertically slidable in the window frame, and a supporting stop memberadjustable longitudinally on the rod, the stop member being formed froma single elongated piece of resilient sheet metal rebent angularly toform an intermediate portion oiiset laterally from the rod so as to ex-4 tend under the sash with an integral pair of 3 legs adjustablysupported on said rod longitudinally thereof, the upper leg being thelonger and disposed substantially horizontally and perpendicularly tothe rod and having therein an elongated longitudinal slot through whichsaid vertical rod is constantly slidable freely and without binding, theintermediate portion of the stop member being inclined downwardly andtowards the rod, the lower leg being the shorter and inclining upwardlyfrom said intermediate portion towards the rod and provided with anaperture of a diameter only slightly greater than 4 the diameter of therod whereby, in the normal angular set of said lower leg and the weightof the sash imposed upon the leg, the supporting stop member is heldfrom downward movement on the rod so as to support the sash and whereby,

also, for a predetermined positioning of said stop member on the rodsaid member is readily movand holding said lowerleg of the member in sthe direction away from the upper leg.

' WILLIAM H. KISSEL.

